From the age of 17 to the age of 21, spent four years at Bournemouth and Poole College of Art, which is now part of Bournemouth University. Summer of 1968,left college got a job in Granada Television as trainee cameraman. Active in Labour party.Member of Standing Orders Committee. very active member of CHE – Campaign for Homosexual Equality Involved in Granada strike.1983, I was elected the national president of ACTT. Took redundancy 1989-1990and got an antiques stall and went freelance followed by a contract to work on This Morning as studio cameraman 2002 became joint works council secretary at LWT
